
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Melide today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Melide at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Melide. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 136 | 136 | 183 | 183 | 216 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 190 | 255 | 250 | 209 | 201 | 193 | 149 | 146 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 186 | 0 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21AM2.94m | 4:37PM3.33m | 5:06AM3.05m | 5:21PM3.44m | 5:47AM3.10m | 6:03PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.19m | 10:55PM-0.05m | 11:04AM0.07m | 11:38PM-0.11m | 11:46AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 |
120 | 136 | 136 | 183 | 183 | 216 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 190 | 255 | 250 | 209 | 201 | 193 | 149 | 146 | 119 | 116 | 113 | — | — | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
22 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 9 | — | N 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 21 | 10 | — | 6 | 8 | 26 | 80 | 100 | 39 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 26 | 186 | 278 | 134 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 274 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 188 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 717 | 720 | 415 | 243 |
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